Greek Group Labeled Terrorists By U.S. State Department

A Greek group that has claimed responsibility for killing police officers and journalists in recent years has been designated (pdf) as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department.

Associated Press

A burnt out car thought to have been used by the killers of a Greek journalist is parked on a street in Athens on Monday July 19, 2010.

The designation bars Americans from doing business with the Sect of Revolutionaries, known as SE, and freezes any U.S. assets the organization may have.

“Today’s designation of the Sect of Revolutionaries highlights the U.S. Government’s concern regarding terrorist activities carried out by organizations in Europe,” said Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, the State Department’s counter-terrorism coordinator, in a statement.

The U.S. says the group uses violence to provoke a revolution that would overthrow the Greek government.

The group has threatened police officers by leaving a CD on the grave of a teenager shot by cops.

“Soon after each of its attacks, SE released a written proclamation taking responsibility for its violence and threatening to kill police officers, journalists, members of the judiciary, social workers and others in order to harm the Greek economy and damage the country’s international reputation,” the State Department said in the statement.

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